Goodyear Expands Commercial Tire & Service Center Network
The new centers are located in Dearborn, Mich., Montgomery, Ala., and Garland, Texas. The centers supply fleets with Goodyear truck tires, retreads and other services.
Dispatcher Charged with Holding Cargo Hostage
Kentucky dispatcher Bryan Napier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his part in a scheme to defraud shippers. Between Oct. 8, 2010 and Feb. 7, 2012, Napier and others defrauded shipping brokers by agreeing to transport cargo loads fo…
Bill Could Be First Step to Younger Truck Drivers
A Senate bill would instruct the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct a pilot study of lowering the age at which Class A CDL holders can drive trucks across state lines. The Commercial Driver Act , introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer and c…
Teens learn obstacles for truck drivers
Considering America’s great love with the automobile, almost every teen wants to get their driver’s license as soon as possible. Recently, 16 students of the AAA Driving School in Somersworth had an opportunity to learn about something most were not sp…
Booker pushes bill to limit truck speed, ease work pressure on truckers
WASHINGTON – Truckers would have to carry more insurance and be paid by hours worked rather than miles traveled under legislation introduced Friday by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker. The Truck Safety Act also would require the government to develop new rules re…
Huge Shortage Of Truck Drivers: Here Are Thousands Of Openings
“ATA estimates that the current shortage of drivers is roughly 35,000 to 40,000,” ATA says on its website . “But because of retirements and individuals leaving the industry, trucking companies will need to recruit nearly 100,000 new drivers a year over…
Eco Flow Votes to Join Teamsters
Port truck drivers from Eco Flow Transportation voted to join the Teamsters, which has backed efforts to convert driver status from independent contractor to employee. The union and private equity company Saybrook Logistics, which also owns drayage fle…
Beaver Truck Centre adding new Brandon location
BRANDON, Man. — Beaver Truck Centre has announced the opening of a new location in Brandon. The new Volvo dealership will be managed by Patrick Southall and Norm Verboom, the company announced. Southall will serve as operations manager and Verboom will…
Your July 10 Pre-Trip: Grant covers truck driver training
The grant provides funding to train people for jobs in the manufacturing, transportation, distribution and logistics industries. According to Larry Marsh, director of JTL Truck Driver Training, there are about 40,000 vacant jobs in the trucking industr…
Editor’s Selections Friday In The Post
It’s impossible to give all local newsworthy activities sufficient coverage, and as actor Clint Eastwood once famously said in his movie role as detective “Dirty” Harry Callahan, “A man’s GOT to know his limitations.” We don’t want you to miss a thing,…